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Plant portraits

Walking sticks as seed savers—the case of the Jersey Kale [Brassica Oleracea L. Convar.Acephala (DC.) Alef. var.Viridis L.]

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Plant portraits. Econ Bot 54, 141–143 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907817

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